Legal Opinion
Marshall v. Town of Topsfield
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 16, 1982PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
By a complaint under G. L. c. 240, § 14A, as amended through St. 1977, c. 829, § 14, and G. L. c. 185, § 1 (j Vz), as amended through St. 1978, c. 478, §§ 81 and 82, Marshall, a landowner in Topsfield, sought a determination of the validity of certain zoning by-law amendments which Topsfield adopted in 1978 at its annual town meeting. As to a newly created Business District Park (BDP) zone, Marshall claimed that the by-law, by reason of the dimen sional requirements it imposed on the locus, made his land essentially valueless and that the by-law was, therefore, confiscatory. Marshall also…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Simon v. Town of NeedhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Noyes v. Quincy Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Turnpike Realty Co. v. Town of DedhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- S. Kemble Fischer Realty Trust v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- National Amusements, Inc. v. City of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1990
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- Sullivan v. Town of ActonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1995
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